California Colleges - Where's good for computing?

[Foxscotch]

if he's really interested in game development, then he's going to do that.

he never said anything about that. he just said he's getting a degree in that field. I have no idea why. for many of the possible reasons, a more general computer science degree would be a much better option. more job opportunities. people will take you more seriously. etc

The subject given was unrelated, and it's bothersome.

me being a "nuisance on every thread I post on" is also unrelated, so...

[Ad Bot]

[Badger]

people will take you more seriously

"hi we're a game development studio"

"take a seat for the interview"

"oh you have a degree game development"

"yea hahahha...."

[Foxscotch]

"hi we're a game development studio"
"take a seat for the interview"
"oh you have a degree game development"
"yea hahahha...."

your first job out of college is unlikely to be in your field

[Badger]

yea a lot of people know they won't be able to get the job they want until it actually shows up

you're more qualified for the specific thing you want to do


lets say I go to school for concept art - should I change that to general arts just because I'm not assured my job?

no because I'm interested in the one specified subject and not the general subject.

[Folie à Deux]

I wouldn't get a degree in game development

i can make a living out of it right now with my already founded company but im still spending the coming 6 years on a high educated degree in it

[carolcat]

lets say I go to school for concept art - should I change that to general arts just because I'm not assured my job?

no because I'm interested in the one specified subject and not the general subject.

my dad went into the masters program for a specific field of engineering and he never landed a job in that field. he's still happy with his position tho

[sir dooble]

But you do have to consider the transferable skills involved in what you learn.
If you study concept art you'll have skills that are great for working with concept art, but they're also pretty transferable to other forms of art.

Likewise, I study Ancient & Medieval history, so at the end of my degree, I should have the necessary skills to work in a job related to that field, whether it be research or heritage or teaching.
But those same skills are easily transferible to other areas of history, such as if I were to take up similar jobs related to say, colonial history, military history or modern history.

But, video game design is significantly more focussed on the tools required to create video games.
Would it give you the transferable skills to succeed in another IT related job? It might do, and I'm not at all knowledgable in those areas to say, but I personally would imagine it wouldn't.

[Badger]

That's what I'm trying to convey somewhat

it's more or less a matter of checking employment rates and how many of the certain jobs are available, area ,etc


 

[Foxscotch]

lets say I go to school for concept art - should I change that to general arts just because I'm not assured my job?

well, yes...
it doesn't matter if you're more interested in a specific category of art, the stuff you learn for art in general will still teach you most of what you need to know, and make it easier to get jobs, that, despite not being exactly what you want, are still in a field that you enjoy
and you could still take classes that relate to concept art specifically, along with the classes that will be required of you, so that you'd still learn that kind of stuff

i can make a living out of it right now with my already founded company but im still spending the coming 6 years on a high educated degree in it

good for you. clearly, your future is sorted out, you know exactly what's going to happen after you're done with school, and I'm not talking about you

[Badger]

concept artists and general arts are different though

concept art gets you into jobs that general arts can't
It's the way animation studios and video game studios work - people are specialized to certain tasks instead of a bunch of know it alls

what if concept art is the only field I'm interested in?

(i'm using concept art as an example because its a career I've personally looked into - I'm actually going for architecture)


a team of specialists working together is better than a bunch of " jack of all trades"

[Wesley Williams]

USC and UC Irvine both offer degrees in Video Game Design. As far as general Computer Science goes, Stanford, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego have the best programs.
Also, all colleges are looking for foreign students, you don't have to worry about that.

[Headcrab Zombie]

Would it give you the transferable skills to succeed in another IT related job? It might do, and I'm not at all knowledgable in those areas to say, but I personally would imagine it wouldn't.

Of course they would, why wouldn't they?

[Harm94]

Is a college degree from the states just as valuable anywhere in the world?

[Foxscotch]

Is a college degree from the states just as valuable anywhere in the world?

education is education, I don't think many companies will really care, as long as you can show them you know what you need to know
and if he really does want to do game development, the US might be a better place to be anyway

[sir dooble]

Is a college degree from the states just as valuable anywhere in the world?

If this is what I think it is, then it's likely a 1-year transfer.

My university offers them too (I could go and study in North Dakota), and I basically just go out there for a year and study like normal and take modules and complete them.
Then the grades go back and form my BA Degree, alongside any modules and dissertation undertaken here.

So, by the end of it he should have the same degree he was always going to get from his uni.